Global Patent Index - EP 1044162 A1

EP 1044162 A1 20001018 - SUPERCRITICAL TREATMENT OF ACTIVATED CARBON

Title (en)

SUPERCRITICAL TREATMENT OF ACTIVATED CARBON

Title (de)

SUPERKRITISCHE BEHANDLUNG VON AKTIVKOHLE

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENT SURCRITIQUE DE CHARBON ACTIF

Publication

EP 1044162 A1 20001018 (EN)

Application

EP 99900794 A 19990106

Priority

  • US 9900343 W 19990106
  • US 440398 A 19980108

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9935084A1] Contaminated adsorbent particles, preferably activated carbon particles, are regenerated in water at supercritical conditions. The particles are preferably mixed in water prior to treatment. The mixture is preferably heated to a temperature at least about 900 DEG F (482 DEG C) and pressurized to a pressure sufficient to achieve supercritical conditions for water. The mixture is preferably flowed through a first reactor for a time sufficient to substantially remove the organic contaminants from the particles. The particles are separated from the water and the mixture of water and organic contaminants may be transferred to a second reactor. Within the second reactor the organic contaminants are preferably substantially oxidized by supercritical water oxidation.

IPC 1-7

C01B 31/08; B01J 20/34; C02F 1/28

IPC 8 full level

B01J 20/34 (2006.01); C01B 31/08 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); C02F 11/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01J 20/20 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 20/3416 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 20/345 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 32/36 (2017.07 - EP US); C02F 1/283 (2013.01 - EP US); C02F 11/086 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 20/54 (2015.11 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9935084A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FI FR GB IT NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9935084 A1 19990715; AU 2029999 A 19990726; AU 747994 B2 20020530; DE 69922631 D1 20050120; EP 1044162 A1 20001018; EP 1044162 B1 20041215; JP 2002500154 A 20020108; US 6121179 A 20000919

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9900343 W 19990106; AU 2029999 A 19990106; DE 69922631 T 19990106; EP 99900794 A 19990106; JP 2000527496 A 19990106; US 440398 A 19980108